What's the quickest way / first stage - I can see image info ?

Hi

Quick question - hope there's an easy answer......

After taking photographs - I connect the camera to the PC and just select 'my computer' and copy the files over.

Once copied over - I'll look through them on the PC & decide which to keep. Those I decide to keep I might adjust in P'shop prior to uploading to Flickr where I can obviously then look at the exif data.

I know I can see it on the camera but what I want to know is whether I can quickly see basic info like aperture / shutter speed / ISO etc (viewed larger on the PC) prior to keeping or deleting.

I'm asking because I think I'd find it handy to quickly see the difference in settings between those I want to keep and the rubbish I delete.

Any suggestions welcome.

Right click, properties then go to the summary tab.

I use - KUSO exif viewer- it has more info than others, plenty of sites in google to download from. This below is from one of my pictures to give some idea including shutter count. This is before any PP done, and the full info by ticking the box in Kuso. Even tells which lens used and the serial number of your camera.


Standard Information
Make: NIKON CORPORATION
Model: NIKON D300
Software: Ver.1.10
ImageSize: 4288x2848
ComponentsConfiguration: Y, Cb, Cr, -
CreateDate: 2010:03:09 22:16:05
ModifyDate: 2010:03:09 22:16:05
DateTimeOriginal: 2010:03:09 22:16:05
ExposureTime: 1/250"
Aperture: F1.4
MaxAperture: F1.4
DepthOfFocus: 0.05 m (1.47 - 1.52)
CircleOfConfusion: 0.020 mm
HyperfocalDistance: 89.15 m
ExposureProgram: Shutter speed priority AE
ExposureBiasValue: +2/3
CompressedBitsPerPixel: 4
MeteringMode: Multi-segment
Flash: On, Return not detected
ISO: 640
WhiteBalance: Auto
FocalLength: 50.0 mm
FocalLength35efl: 50.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 75.0 mm)
SensingMethod: One-chip color area
SceneType: Directly photographed
ColorSpace: sRGB
NoiseReduction: Off
Contrast: Normal
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Hard
ShutterCount: 12717
LensSpec: 50mm f/1.4 G

GPS Information
GPSVersionID: 2.2.0.0

Other Information
AFAperture: 1.4
AFAreaMode: Unknown (6)
AFInfo2Version: 0100
AFPointsUsed: C6
ActiveD-Lighting: Normal
Artist: BAZZA
AutoBracketRelease: Auto Release
AutoFocus: On
BitsPerSample: 8
BlueBalance: 1.296875
Brightness: Normal
CFAPattern: [Red,Green][Green,Blue]
ColorBalance1: 1.5703125 1.296875 1 1
ColorComponents: 3
Compression: JPEG (old-style)
Copyright: CBL PHOTOGRAPHY
CropHiSpeed: Off (4352x2868 cropped to 4352x2868 at pixel 0,0)
CustomRendered: Normal
DateDisplayFormat: D/M/Y
DaylightSavings: No
DigitalZoomRatio: 1
Directory: C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Pictures\Picture or Video
DirectoryNumber: 101
EffectiveMaxAperture: 1.4
EncodingProcess: Baseline DCT, Huffman coding
ExifByteOrder: Big-endian (Motorola, MM)
ExifImageHeight: 2848
ExifImageWidth: 4288
ExifVersion: 0221
ExitPupilPosition: 89.0 mm
ExposureBracketValue: 0
ExposureDifference: -1.7
ExposureMode: Auto
ExternalFlashFirmware: n/a
ExternalFlashFlags: (none)
FNumber: 1.4
FOV: 26.1 deg (0.69 m)
FileInfoVersion: 0100
FileModifyDate: 2010:03:09 22:16:06+00:00
FileName: Picture or Video 002.JPG
FileNumber: 1221
FileSize: 6.7 MB
FileSource: Digital Camera
FileType: JPEG
FilterEffect: n/a
FlashCommanderMode: On
FlashControlMode: iTTL-BL
FlashExposureBracketValue: 0.0
FlashExposureComp: 0
FlashGroupAControlMode: iTTL-BL
FlashGroupAExposureComp: 0
FlashGroupBControlMode: iTTL-BL
FlashGroupBOutput: Full
FlashGroupCControlMode: Off
FlashGroupCExposureComp: 0
FlashInfoVersion: 0103
FlashMode: Fired, TTL Mode
FlashSetting: Normal
FlashType: Built-in,TTL&Comdr.
FlashpixVersion: 0100
FocalLengthIn35mmFormat: 75 mm
FocusDistance: 1.50 m
FocusMode: AF-S
FocusPosition: 0x11
GainControl: Low gain up
HighISONoiseReduction: Off
HueAdjustment: None
ISO2: 635
ISOExpansion: Off
ISOExpansion2: Off
ISOSetting: 640
ImageAuthentication: On
ImageBoundary: 0 0 4288 2848
ImageDataSize: 6941490
ImageHeight: 2848
ImageWidth: 4288
InteropIndex: R98 - DCF basic file (sRGB)
InteropVersion: 0100
Lens: 50mm f/1.4
LensDataVersion: 0203
LensFStops: 7.00
LensID: AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
LensIDNumber: 160
LensType: G
LightSource: Unknown
LightValue: 6.3
MCUVersion: 162
MakerNoteVersion: 2.10
MaxApertureAtMaxFocal: 1.4
MaxApertureAtMinFocal: 1.4
MaxApertureValue: 1.4
MaxFocalLength: 50.4 mm
MinFocalLength: 50.4 mm
MultiExposureAutoGain: Off
MultiExposureMode: Off
MultiExposureShots: 0
MultiExposureVersion: 0100
Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
PictureControlAdjust: Full Control
PictureControlBase: Neutral
PictureControlName: Neutral
PictureControlQuickAdjust: n/a
PictureControlVersion: 0100
PreviewImageLength: 23116
PreviewImageStart: 9128
ProgramShift: 0
Quality: Fine
RedBalance: 1.570313
ResolutionUnit: inches
RetouchHistory: None
ScaleFactor35efl: 1.5
SceneCaptureType: Standard
SerialNumber: 8029137
ShootingMode: Single-Frame
ShotInfoVersion: 0210
ShutterSpeed: 1/250
SubSecCreateDate: 2010:03:09 22:16:05.24
SubSecDateTimeOriginal: 2010:03:09 22:16:05.24
SubSecModifyDate: 2010:03:09 22:16:05.24
SubSecTime: 24
SubSecTimeDigitized: 24
SubSecTimeOriginal: 24
SubjectDistanceRange: Unknown
ThumbnailLength: 9120
ThumbnailOffset: 32404
Timezone: +00:00
ToningEffect: n/a
ToningSaturation: n/a
UserComment:
VRInfoVersion: 0100
VibrationReduction: Off
WB_GRBGLevels: 256 402 332 256
WhiteBalanceFineTune: 0 0
XResolution: 300
YCbCrPositioning: Co-sited
YCbCrSubSampling: YCbCr4:2:2 (2 1)
YResolution: 300


Bazza

Thanks Bazza - I'll take a look...

Thanks - Just discovered I can get the basic info through - right click / properties / summary / advanced.

Ah but that is just the basics info as you say, I prefer to have all of it. All I do when Kuso downloaded is right click over picture and select Kuso from the drop down list, and its just as quick.

Bazza

I usually just look in photoshop - but what Em said should work too, right click and then go to properties - no need to install anything either

It was just the very basic stuff I wanted Bazza as I want to very quicky see the info before I delete an image.

Ones I keep I will have all detailed settings for.

If you've got Photoshop Phil I assume you have Bridge. Bridge is more than just a viewer, it allows you to mark "keeper" and batch delete the ones you don't want to keep. It allows you to left click on a file, tap the space bar & view the shot full screen. It also has a panel on the right of the screen with the complete camera data you seek. If you don't wish to use Bridge there's a free software program called Iexif you can download from www.download.com, CNET's safe software site.